CVE-2025-8077CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p40.0%
CVE-2025-8077CVE-2025-8077
Description
A vulnerability exists in NeuVector versions up to and including 5.4.5, where a fixed string is used as the default password for the built-in `admin` account. If this password is not changed immediately after deployment, any workload with network access within the cluster could use the default credentials to obtain an authentication token. This token can then be used to perform any operation via NeuVector APIs.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.52% probability of exploitation · percentile 40.0% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2025-09-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-15 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Use of Default Passwordcwe-1393 | 0% | live |
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